论文信息 - Preliminary Experience with a Gastrointestinal Endoscope Using a White Light-Emitting Diode

Preliminary Experience with a Gastrointestinal Endoscope Using a White Light-Emitting Diode

In the conventional video endoscope sys− tem, a large light source apparatus and light−guiding fibre bundle are essential [1]. The capsule endoscope is mainly use− ful for disease of the small intestine [2]. Recently, the light−emitting diode (LED) has been rapidly developed as a new com− pact, powerful light source [3]. We have developed an new experimental proto− type LED−illuminated gastrointestinal en− doscope.

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